2008

Year: 2008

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British Superbikes: Karl Harris leads and Adam Jenkinson shocks in final wet free practice

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Karl Harris leads and Adam Jenkinson shocks in final wet free practice

Rob Mac Racing’s Karl Harris has powered to the top of the third and final free practice session at Thruxton in wet conditions. Standing water didn’t slow the bikes dramatically, with Harris’ fastest...

British Superbikes: MSS Discovery Kawasaki making steady progress at Thruxton

19 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: MSS Discovery Kawasaki making steady progress at Thruxton

Stuart Easton put MSS Discovery Kawasaki up into the top ten in Friday practice, with the team making bounding improvements over the first weekend’s performance at Brands Hatch. MCN caught up with MSS...

British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow ends first day at Thruxton provisionally pole

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Cal Crutchlow ends first day at Thruxton provisionally pole

HM Plant Honda’s Cal Crutchlow set an impressive first day benchmark at Thruxton with a fastest time of 1.15.07 in difficult conditions. Crutchlow’s time, just two tenths off the outright record set...

British Superbikes: Leon Morris lands Airwaves Scholarship

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Leon Morris lands Airwaves Scholarship

Twenty-one year old Thruxton local Leon Morris will be benefiting from words of wisdom from Airwaves Ducati team boss Colin Wright as part of the Airwaves Scholarship. Morris, who rides for Trimite...

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda look toward Thruxton

18 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda look toward Thruxton

Tena for Men Honda is one of the new-look outfits in the British Superbike paddock for 2008 but running two familiar riders. MCN caught up with both Superbike hopeful Tristan Palmer and his Superbike...

Present the Airwaves Kick Up a Gear British Superbike award

18 April 2008

Present the Airwaves Kick Up a Gear British Superbike award

Do you fancy presentig the Airwaves Kick Up a Gear Award to the most improved rider in British Superbikes? Well Airwaves chewing gum has joined forces with motorcyclenews.com to give you the chance to...

BSB Brands Shakey & Leon

18 April 2008 by Kerry Green

BSB Brands Shakey & Leon

BSB Brands Shakey & Leon It was a Shakey start to the first BSB round at Brands due to the snow but it was still really fine and sunny on the practice days. Shakey and Leon were looking fast and ready...

British Superbikes: Q&A with Pirelli boss Guglielmo Fiocchi

16 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Q&A with Pirelli boss Guglielmo Fiocchi

Just how big is the control tyre deal for Pirelli? The answer: big enough to send the MD of the entire motorcycling department to check out British Superbikes for himself. We spoke to Pirelli’s Moto...

British Superbikes: Sean Emmett to ride for AIM Yamaha at Thruxton

16 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Sean Emmett to ride for AIM Yamaha at Thruxton

Sean Emmett has been drafted in to replace Steve Plater at Thruxton this weekend in the AIM British Superbike squad with the 2007 Macau winner fulfilling duties with the GMT94 Yamaha team in World...

Snow test at Snetterton

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Snow test at Snetterton

I know Hydrex Honda are short of track time so I suppose you’ve got to test something! Guy Martin at the Snetterton test.

Atsushi Watanabe's snowy introduction to BSB

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Atsushi Watanabe's snowy introduction to BSB

Atsushi Watanabe at the recent BSB Snetterton test. Welcome to England!!

Getting comfortable on the Buildbase Ducati

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Getting comfortable on the Buildbase Ducati

Ultimate track day tool or is that fool? my mate Bob Sallows keeping it warm for lil Loris.

Meeting Rio - or ITV's Jane Omorogbe

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Meeting Rio - or ITV's Jane Omorogbe

Gladiator ready? Contender smile!!!

No helmet jokes

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

No helmet jokes

No helmet jokes !!!

Should have gone to Specsavers!

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Should have gone to Specsavers!

Should have gone to Specsavers !!!

Now we know what John McGuinness really thinks!

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Now we know what John McGuinness really thinks!

Thats no to the autograph then John !!!

Candid camera

13 April 2008 by steve brankston

Holiday snaps? could be. Could be taken on holiday. Candid photography eh? he asked him knowingly!!!

MCN's Michael Neeves in Henderson R1 Cup - Round one Brands Hatch

09 April 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN's Michael Neeves in Henderson R1 Cup - Round one Brands Hatch

As you know, last weekend’s British Superbike round at Brands Hatch was cancelled due to the snow. I’ve never seen Brands under four inches of snow before, let alone in the spring, and it was a big...

Video: Snow action for R1 Cup at Brands Hatch

08 April 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Brands hatch should have seen the opening round of the R1 Cup supporting the British Superbike championship, but the whole day got snowed of. MCN man Michael Neeves will be racing in the R1 Cup this year, check out the video below to see how he got on at his first round and just how bad the snow was at Brands Hatch.

Snowed off at Brands Hatch

07 April 2008 by Gary Burman

Snowed off at Brands Hatch

After attending the test session at Snetterton I was really looking forward to some bike action at Brands. Sadly the snow stopped play again. I think MSV have handled the situation really well...

Juliet in the snow

07 April 2008 by mr ian hughes

Juliet in the snow

Die hard fan never been known before, all the way to Brands to get a photo in the snow, my wife HATES SNOW, it starts to snow and she hibernates till its gone. Don’t think this will happen again this...

First taste of motorcycle racing

07 April 2008 by SueDyer

First taste of motorcycle racing

Husband Bill and I took our son Finlay to Brands Hatch for his first taste of BSB – and the chance to see some real racing (he was too young to enjoy the rainy spectacular of Donington two years...

A snowy Brands

06 April 2008 by lee.rudrum@btinternet.com

This is me at Brands. The only good thing to happen is I got to meet JT and see Randy Mamola.

Lovely day for racing!!!

06 April 2008 by Nikki

Lovely day for racing!!!

Pictures from first round of British Superbikes at Brands Hatch. They said it would only be a snow shower…don’t you just love the British weather! I don’t know if the people on bikes where mad or...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Race day abandoned due to heavy snow

06 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Race day abandoned due to heavy snow

Round one of British Superbikes at Brands Hatch has been abandoned due to heavy snow, and the race weekend rescheduled for May 10-11, 2008. At 11.15 this morning (Sunday, April 6, 2008) Chief...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Snow storm hits opening round

06 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Snow storm hits opening round

What is it about British Superbikes and snow at the moment? After the disastrous three-day test at Snetterton was cut dramatically short by Baltic conditions, the season opener at Brands Hatch has...

A sample of Friday's Practice sessions

05 April 2008 by peter wilson

A sample of Friday's Practice sessions

A few pics from Friday’s (sunny) practice sessions at brands ready for Sunday’s (wet) race

Brands Hatch British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh to start from pole

05 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Supersport: Hudson Kennaugh to start from pole

After a less than emphatic first day on practice, Hudson Kennaugh appears to have found a winning setup up jumping from 17th in the first free practice session from yesterday up to the front in the...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Shane Byrne tops rain-hit qualifying

05 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Shane Byrne tops rain-hit qualifying

Shane Byrne will head-off from the first position on the grid tomorrow with a blisteringly fast pole lap that was some three tenths faster than anyone else in the field. Byrne set a best of 1:25.832...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Michael Laverty and Relentless Suzuki's electronic demons

05 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Michael Laverty and Relentless Suzuki's electronic demons

Relentless Suzuki’s Michael Laverty is finding it difficult to replicate his outstanding form in pre-season testing at the British Superbike season opener due to an electronics issue. The current...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Bradley Smith pays BSB a visit

05 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Bradley Smith pays BSB a visit

Looking like he was still dressed for the sunny Spanish conditions after returning from last weekend’s 125 GP race at Jerez, Bradley Smith took time out to visit Brands Hatch for this weekend’s...

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow lead Saturday practice

05 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch British Superbikes: Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow lead Saturday practice

You wouldn’t have been able to separate HM Plant Honda’s Cal Crutchlow and Shane Byrne aboard the Airwaves Ducati with a fag paper in this morning’s third free practice session of the weekend. Both...

Brands Hatch BSB: Airwaves Ducati wary of first weekend form

04 April 2008 by Rob Hull

Brands Hatch BSB: Airwaves Ducati wary of first weekend form

Airwaves Ducati Team Manager Colin Wright told MCN he’s happy with how things have gone so far in testing and the first day of the opening race weekend at Brands Hatch, but he isn’t confident for the...

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne sets Brands Hatch pace

04 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Shane Byrne sets Brands Hatch pace

He was tipped to be at the top this season and so far Shane Byrne hasn’t disappointed, dominating the first day of riding at Brands Hatch. Video: Airwaves Ducati testing in Almeria Byrne, who has...

British Superbikes: Late Spain test a success for Hydrex Bike Animal Honda

04 April 2008 by Rob Hull

British Superbikes: Late Spain test a success for Hydrex Bike Animal Honda

The Hydrex Bike Animal Honda team has managed to return from a late testing spell out in Spain in time for Brands, and confident to be on the pace. The team looked to be heading into the first race...

Leon Haslam answers your questions here live

02 April 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Leon Haslam answers your questions here live

If you could ask a question to British Superbike star Leon Haslam, what would you say? Well now you can. Click back here tomorrow and you’ll be able to see a live web chat with the HM Plant Honda...